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Recent Examples of bedridden
One chapter recounts a childhood illness that left her bedridden for months.
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Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
After being bedridden for months, Bailey got a two-part surgery last March.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Throughout college, Reid’s medications provided fleeting relief, followed by relapses that left her bedridden at home.
—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The one room for a bedridden patient (only one is allowed in the home) had its own requirements, including an outside key access for the fire department.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
After being bedridden for months, Bailey got a two-part surgery last March.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Throughout college, Reid’s medications provided fleeting relief, followed by relapses that left her bedridden at home.
—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The one room for a bedridden patient (only one is allowed in the home) had its own requirements, including an outside key access for the fire department.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
Adjective
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The dominant color is a sickly blue, tinged with greens and purples.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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There’s a painterly look to the image, rather than the typical slop-style sickly sheen, but the AI origins are still unmistakable.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The shelter was at the center of angry protests after an ailing elephant was relocated to Vantara last year, BBC News reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Durant’s ailing right knee — and the attention surrounding it — has been the focal point around this team since a bruise suffered during practice last Wednesday forced him to miss Saturday’s game, an ugly 107-98 first-round loss.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It’s based on the dramatic and emotionally wrenching personal life of Southern Gothic author Carson McCullers, a physically frail but powerful novelist, adept at portraying the loneliness and isolation of misfits and outcasts.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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These are invalid measurements made up by MBAs who never played the game on a serious level.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Out-of-state medicical marijuana cards are invalid in Idaho as the drug is not federally protected for medicinal use.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If all three of them were to become incapacitated, the next in line for president would be 92-year-old longtime Iowa GOP Senator Chuck Grassley, the president pro tempore of the Senate.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other social welfare programs have safety valves to protect weak, incapacitated or disabled clients from being exploited by people in power.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedridden. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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